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Materna Medical raises $5m for women's health device portfolio
55+ min ago (228+ words) Funds will support Materna's completion of a pivotal trial evaluating its system for reducing pelvic floor muscle injury during childbirth, as well as other commercial activities. Materna Medical has raised $5m, setting the femtech company up with funds to advance clinical…...
Orth Align completes first surgeries with Lantern ASC system
5+ hour, 24+ min ago (344+ words) The Lantern ASC system is intended to provide advanced surgical technology for outpatient joint replacement. Orth Align has completed the first clinical procedures using its Lantern ASC system, designed for the ambulatory surgery centre (ASC) setting. ASC owner and an…...
Hyperfine launches next-generation Swoop MRI system in Europe
7+ hour, 18+ min ago (326+ words) Hyperfine has commercially launched its next-generation Swoop portable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system (Model 2) in select European markets. The company stated that this follows both CE mark and UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) approval for the device. The introduction of Model…...
Skyline DX's predictive melanoma test secures FDA breakthrough designation
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (348+ words) Skyline DX's test for evaluating metastatic risk in early-stage cutaneous melanoma patients has obtained breakthrough device designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Merlin is already available in the US and Europe as a laboratory developed test (LDT)....
Novocure receives CE mark for Optune Pax device
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (457+ words) Novocure has received the CE mark for Optune Pax, its portable medical device intended to treat adults with locally advanced pancreatic cancer of exocrine origin. The device is intended to be used in combination with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel, as recommended…...
FDA approves Artivion's AMDS device PMA
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (364+ words) Artivion has received premarket approval application (PMA) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the AMDS Hybrid Prosthesis device, permitting its use in treating acute De Bakey Type I aortic dissections with clinical or radiographic malperfusion. As…...
FDA clears Bioness Medical's neuromodulation system for stroke rehabilitation
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (359+ words) Bioness's Po NS system is designed to improve gait impairment in stroke patients by stimulating the trigeminal and facial cranial nerves. Bioness Medical's oral neuromodulation system for rehabilitating stroke patients with gait deficits has secured clearance from the US Food…...
GE Health Care introduces upgrade pathways for interventional suite modernisation
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (323+ words) The initiative is designed to simplify the ability for GE Health Care customers with existing interventional suites to access new technologies. GE Health Care is introducing Allia upgrade pathways to facilitate a modernisation of older interventional environments, along with extending…...
HLTH Europe 2026: Healthcare implementation key amid European innovation rush
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (499+ words) Experts at HLTH Europe 2026 unanimously agreed that rapid acceleration of innovation will not reveal its true benefits until healthcare services can implement new technologies. As healthcare players from Europe and further afield continue to produce potentially game-changing healthcare innovations, attendees…...
Hanyang University creates microneedle patch for diabetic wounds
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (331+ words) The microneedle system is inspired by the carnivorous plant Drosera capensis, known for capturing prey through coordinated movements and adhesion. Researchers at Hanyang University in South Korea have developed an AI-guided microneedle patch that changes shape at body temperature to…...